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Leners Patent No. 78,949, dated Jane 16, 186s.

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Be it-knotvn thetI, CHARLES FOLSOM, of the city, county, and-State of New York, haveinvented chew :rnd improved Ash-Sifter, 35e. and I do hereby-'declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enablieothers skilled. in the art' to miike and use the' slome, reference b eing had' to 'thecom'- pan'ying drawing forming a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to .n new and useful device by which ashes o r other substances'may b eboth` transferred to the sifting-apparatus, and sifted without thjescape of 4dustjltbe 'construction andoperation of which will be understood :from ,the following description, reference beinghnd to the accompanying'drawing,'n -which-j Figure -1 represents 'a sectional elevation, and Figure is aplau of thesii'ter.4 v

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The letter Airepresents a vessel, (which, if desired, muy bean ordinary as hp'anlof suitable si'zela'dfshgrpo 4 l toiit under-and receive directly from a. grate or dump the substance to be sii'ted, and over-the top-of which the mouthof the siftingapparatus,-]3, is closely fitted, und'. maybe easily attached or detnched,'zeitberfwith or without a; 5suitable hinge. Y I

The .pui-t has ein opening, C, of vny desired shape or size, (i vits top,'as represented-in the, drawinigrf with a. iiangeprojecting outwairdfwhchwill exnctly fit the mouth'I of the pui! or ve'ssel d.

To operate this sifter, dump the contents of the grate or dump directly into the pan A,iv'vthdraw the salue fromunder the grate, and-adjust over Vits mouth (withor without hinginglthe sifting-apparatusf, on thel top of wbich'isplncedl the pil or vessel d, as shown in gl in` 4the drawing. Then turn the whole appa'rot'us upside down and rock/the pen tonnd fro, the bottom of the bucket or vessel being roundedforthat purpose, the

.ashes or fine stuff will be shakenthrough the sieve F, and,nssisted by the partitions E E, willat once fall intov the paibor vessel below, which may be taken oft', withv its useless contents, without makinglthe, slightest'ldust,

ienvingthe remainder of the contents of the pa'n A iu that vessel perfectly free from dustV crashes," Y

I do not limit myselfY to using this Aapparatus exclusively `as an ash-sitter, but propose` using` the same for the sifting and sorting other ingredients and substances..

i Having thus described luy-invention, what I claimvas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;-

L The sifting-box B, having a. wire-gauze bottomF, semicircular anges E, and Vflanged opening C, over. which the pail d is tted, said box B being adapted to fit over the box A, as herein 'show n and descrihed.

V2. TheY combination and z trrangementjofthe sifting-box- B, having open bottom F, dunges E, -and anged opening C,- the-pail d, provided with@ rounded bottom, and the pan A, all constructed to operate in -the manner and for'the` purpose herein shown and described.

` V CEAS. FOLSOM.

Witness es:

WM. F. MeNAMARA, CHARLES H. NASH. 

